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I’ve blogged quite a bit about the falcata as a marker of Celtiberian identity on Roman republican coins (maybe I should just publish the stuff on this properly…). I was happy to have this confirmed by Augustan examples from Emerita, such as the specimen above. What I find strange about this type is the degree… Continue reading Still More Falcatas→

Up to this point I’ve endorsed the idea of the falcata being an ethnic symbol on the republican coin series, but Etruscan iconography has me questioning this a little. (earlier posts for context) Detail from the left pillar in the the ‘tomba dei rilievi’ from the Banditaccia necropolis at Caere (Cerveteri): Details of two cinerary… Continue reading Spanish Falcata or Etruscan Weapon?→

I’ve previously blogged about the falcata (Spanish sword) as an ethic marker on republican coins. Thus I found this passage of interest (Livy 31.34): Philip’s men had been accustomed to fighting with Greeks and Illyrians and had only seen wounds inflicted by javelins and arrows and in rare instances by lances. But when they saw… Continue reading Testimony on the Falcata?→

In a previous post, I claimed there were only two falcata’s represented on the republican coin series. I’m not positive of about this identification here, but I will say that I think it highly likely that the representation of two different sword types on the trophy is intended to identify for the viewer what ethnicity… Continue reading Another Falcata?→